Category: property market

Controversy about HS2, the planned new rail link between North and South Britain continues, but the first phase linking London and Birmingham is definitely in the works. According to analysts like Nigel Lewis of primelocation.com, Birmingham will reap untold benefits in coming years. He cited the example of first-time home buyers with good jobs in […]

Robust development is creating incredible demand for vacant space. Will the new land rush be a blessing or a burden for property owners in the idyllic haven of Dulwich? If buyers thought London home prices were rising briskly, they may be even more startled by how much land prices are shooting up. According to Bloomberg […]

Many consumers are taking payday loans in order to be able to get some extra cash to make ends meet. However, many of these consumers are not aware of its potential consequences; and that it could actually have an effect if you applied for a mortgage. Very few consumers are aware that taking a payday […]

A past adviser to the Government is warning that low interest rates might be placing millions of borrowers and savers in danger. Britain’s policy on interest rates is forcing many borrowers and savers to take large risks according to past consultant Dr. Ros Altmann who stated that the Bank of England needs to chance the […]

A new report claims that first time buyer house prices are likely to increase by almost 50% by the time 2020 rolls around. The failure to build new homes in Britain and the housing crisis combined have been enough to make 2020 look pretty bleak for home owners that are looking to buy their first […]

Virgin Money has announced new mortgage rates for all of its buy to let and residential home mortgage packages. The new range of products follows reductions that were made this past May and April and will be available for customers to access starting immediately. Both re-mortgage and new customers looking to purchase a product can […]

Although landlords have been ruling the housing market since they are taking advantage of the low cost of buy to let mortgage rates and quickly buying up available properties, the tide of good fortune may soon change for them. This is due to the fact that the average mortgage cost for any property is starting to […]

According to the Managing Director for Just US Mortgages, Dominic Hennessy, the best mortgage rates in today’s market are found at the bank, instead of at intermediaries. According to Hennessy, the 2012 mortgage market is beginning to look like the spring mortgage marked from spring of 2008 when the financial markets first started to collapse. This is […]

Over the next few months mortgage rates are predicted to drop well under 1.5% because new lenders are expected to quickly enter the market. This new completion will help to drop mortgage rates making them more affordable for plenty of homeowners that are looking for ways to cut their household budgets. In fact, if the […]

The Post Office hopes to become much more competitive in the mortgage marketplace by dropping their mortgage rates down to 1.7% which is the lowest rate that the bank has ever offered on a fixed rate mortgage product. The largest reductions offered by the Post Office will be on their two year fixed mortgages. The […]